~~~ MAY Photo Contest Theme ~~~

[mth44sc]

WILDLIFE

non-domestic animals only

Happy Shooting!!!

leave the guns at home... :-)

Submission will begin at or about May 15. More details on that later.

[Mz Pip]

1. No gators in my pond!

Time for a road trip!

[JeffR]

2. We have an old Siamese, a 5-year old beagle, & a 9-month old

Shepherd/Lab/Husky/Border Collie mix. They like their creature comforts, sure, but to describe any of them as domestic is a big stretch. This house is total anarchy.

Still, I'll abide by your stipulation.

[mth44sc]

3. trust me I know

I live with two cats and three dogs. Still - somehow - they are more domesticated than I am. Go figure :-)

on edit

PS Abbey was totally freaked out when I told her she was excluded...

[JeffR]

17. Great shot!

Abbey looks like she must be watching a Bush speech there, or something equally horrible.

[mth44sc]

20. As I recall

it was thunder.

[livvy]

14. I think that would be a furocracy.

Since I have feathered and scaled inhabitants in addition to the furred, I guess I'd have to call my domain a petocracy with a strong furocracy slant. Although I must say, my missing cornsnake, Maizie, has ruled quite efficiently from her secret, undisclosed location. Ew...sounds awfully familiar, doesn't it?

[JeffR]

18. I misread that as "furorocracy"

which would also describe it well.

And yes, that undisclosed location thing does remind me of someone.:rofl:

[NashVegas]

4. Domestic

You mean domesticated?

[mth44sc]

5. I never woulda made it

past the first round in spelling bee...

[NashVegas]

6. I Just Happen to Be That Anal

And am not going to Mexico just to get a pic for the DU photo contest, thanks!

[mth44sc]

9. I have no idea what I did

but it must notta been good.

So lets just do Andrew Wyeth and move on...

[NashVegas]

15. I Was Just Trying to Make Sure

You meant what I thought you meant. Cool pic, btw.

[DS1]

7. Great theme choice!

:thumbsup:

[DS1]

8. One fast question:

Do the non-domesticated animals have to be in the wild, or can animals in zoos and the like be entered?

All of mine are in the wild, but it would be nice to know what I'd be competing against.

[mth44sc]

10. Zoos are good

We have to take care of the city folk. We certainly know - though contained - those animals are wild.

[Blue_In_AK]

11. I'm going to challenge myself

and NOT do a moose. :)

[livvy]

12. But, we love moosers! n/t

[regnaD kciN]

28. I'm shocked...

I was so certain we'd be seeing Buzzwinkle! ;-)

[Blue_In_AK]

30. Buzzwinkle is dead...

:cry: Fish & Game had to put him down a few weeks ago because he was in very poor health ... maybe a little cirrhosis from all the fermented crabapples? It was a sad day here in Anchorage.

http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/wildlife/moose/story/366454.html

[mth44sc]

31. We hold this month's contest in his honor

sad indeed!

[Blue_In_AK]

32. I'm sure that Buzzwinkle would be honored...

He was a much photographed moose himself.

[livvy]

13. These photos are wonderful!

I especially love the dragonfly. Very cool!
I like the theme, too! I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's entries.

[DS1]

16. Dolo Amber sent me this a few weeks ago

:wow:

If that didn't win, there would be no justice in this world :D

I have no idea who it belongs to.

[Eurobabe]

19. What, no poll?

Is this a new trend? What happened to the democracy of our group -- or did I somehow miss choices?

Just curious. :shrug:

[mth44sc]

21. the means by which the theme was chosen

were arbitrary & capricious (both of 'em, I swear)

this was defined by the 9th circuit thusly back in '92

(9th Cir.'92). A clear error of judgment; an action not based upon consideration of relevant factors and so is arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion or otherwise not in accordance with law or if it was taken without observance of procedure required by law...

actually - given the terrific wildlife photos I've seen here over the months - I just thought it would make a good theme. I was rather surprised that it hadn't been used as a theme before. And it seems like it would be a theme that was easily accessable to just about everyone.

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[Blue_In_AK]

22. If I remember right,

early on in this group when we started having contests, the winner got to choose the topic. I think originally the polls were started because someone was having trouble deciding on a topic and asked for suggestions, then a poll. I think it's still the winner's choice whichever way he/she wants to do it.

[Eurobabe]

23. Probably factual

But I prefer giving the group a chance to submit ideas and then having everyone vote on it. JHMO.

[DS1]

24. That kind of defeats the point of winning

:7

or at least the reward. I prefer it this way.

[Eurobabe]

26. Well when you win, you can do it your way

when I win, I can do it mine. :hi:

[CC]

25. I like the switch up.

There are some themes that show up again and again but never get voted on to win. It might take the winner deciding to just go with it to get them in there. Motion and night are two I can think of that still haven't made it. Then there is cats and/or dogs and the wildlife one. It will probably be a mix for a while but doesn't hurt to switch things up and keeps us on our toes.
Now to find out if the white reindeer are still around here.

[mth44sc]

29. I'd vote for either motion or night

Oh - that's right. We aren't voting.

Never mind :-)

(they sure would make for nice themes though)

[Maestro]

27. Cool theme!

Me likes....:)

[QueenOfCalifornia]

33. Mighty Hunter